NCT05420896

Electromyographic Evaluation of the Efficacy of Manual Therapy in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction.

Electromyographic Evaluation of the Efficacy of Manual Therapy in Temporomandibular Joint

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bahçeşehir University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Individuals with temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) may experience changes in muscle activation as a result of symptoms such as pain and limitation of movement. The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of manual therapy electromyographically in patients with TMD.

Detailed description

TMD is a common condition in the community. It may occur due to factors such as trauma, stress, occlusal disorders. Symptoms include pain, limitation in mouth opening, joint voice, postural and psychosocial disorders. TMD/RDC diagnostic criteria are used in the classification of TMD, and accordingly, it is stated that it may originate from the joint, disc and chewing muscles. In the treatment, conservative treatments such as patient education, manual therapy and exercises are applied first. Manual therapy is an effective physiotherapy method on pain and muscle dysfunctions in musculoskeletal problems. In our study, electromyographic changes of masticatory muscles will be examined by applying manual treatment to the masticatory muscles and cervical region in myofascial TMD patients according to TMD/RC.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Therapy	Upper cervical spine mobilization Posterior-anterior mobilization of the fifth cervical vertebra Suboccipital inhibition Suboccipital mobilization Trigger point application to my masseter, temporal and sternocleidomastoid muscles Intraoral and extraoral myofascial release Intraoral sphenopalatine ganglion technique TMJ mobilization Massage for chewing muscles The 45-minute treatment program, which includes applications including the techniques above, will be applied to the patients randomly assigned to the study group once a week for a total of 4 weeks.The changes in muscle activity of the masseter and anterior temporalis bilaterally will be recorded with EMG.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-10
• Primary completion: 2022-09-05
• Completion: 2022-11-10
• First posted: 2022-06-15
• Last updated: 2023-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)